Drill



(No Model.)

" W. H. GENUNG.

DRILL.

No. 413,394. "Patented 001;. 22, 1889.

WITNESSES:

N. PETERS. Pmloinhogfipher. Washington. n.0,

/ "UNITED STATES-PATENT OFFICE.

vwnmmivrn. GENUNG, or MADISON, orno.

DRILL.

srsorrrcnrron' forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,394, dated October 22, 1889.

Application filed June 11, 1889. 7 Serial No. 313,839. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GENUNG, of Madison, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Drill, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to agricultural machines; and its object is to provide a new and improved drill which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and specially adapted for distributing fertilizer and for sowing all kinds of garden-seeds in rows.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same with parts in section. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on the line 00 0c of Fig. 2. Fig. 4c is an enlarged plan view of the seedhopper and adjacent parts on the line y y of Fig. 3,and Fig.5 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the seed-spout and covering-plates on the line z z of Fig. 2.

The improved drill is provided with a frame A,of suitable construction, in the front forked end of which is mounted to turn in suitable bearings a shaft 13, carrying the main driving-wheel C. From the rear end of the frame A project downward and rearward the brackets A, in the lower ends of which is jo'urnaled a small wheel D, which, with the front wheel 0, supports the frame A above the ground.

From the sides of the main frame A extend.

upward the handles E, formed in the usual manner.

secured on the top plate A Against the straight side F operates an eccentric cam G,

pivoted at G to the top plate A and provided with a handle G for moving the curved edge of the said eccentric-cam in and out of contact with the straight side F of the flange F, in order to lock the hopper F on the top plate A or unlock it from the same. v

In using the drill for distributing fertilizer, I employ a hopper H similar in construction to the hopper F,but somewhat larger, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The hoppersF and H are thus interchangeable on the frame A, and can be readily locked in place by the eccentric cam G, as above described.

In the bottom of the hopperF is formed an aperture F", adapted to register with an aperture A in the top plate A and through which the seed can pass into the dischargespout I, extending downward vertically, and provided near its upper end at the sides with dovetails I, fitting into corresponding dovetailed grooves formed by lugs I on the under side of the top plate A (See Fig. 3.) The spout I can be quickly detached from the top plate A by moving it forward so as to disengage the dovetailed lugs 1 On the lower end of the spout I and in front of the same is held a vertically-adjustable V-shaped runner or plow J, adapted to form the furrow for the seed or fertilizer. The V-shaped runner J is secured to the spout I by a bolt J passing through a slot in the upwardly-extending arm of the said runner J, so that the latter can be adjusted vertically on the spout I. On the latter is 'pivfrom the hopper F or H to the spout I is regulated by a disk K, pivoted in its center to the top plate A and extending under part of the bottom of the hopper F. The disk K is provided with apertures K, arranged in a circle and of varying diameter, as is plainly shown in Fig. 4:. The apertures K- are adapted to register with the aperture A in the top plate A and with the aperture F in the the wheel is revolved the seed inthe bottom of the hopper F is agitated and moved diagonally across the aperture A On the outer end of the shaft L is secured a sprocketwheel L over which passes a sprocket-chain N, also passing over a sprocket-wheel N, secured on the front driving-shaft B.

In suitable hearings on the under side of the top plate A and near its rear are mounted to turn the transversely-extendingrodsT and T, which are provided at opposite ends with bars T each extending rearward and downward, and carrying at its outer end a V- shaped marker T or T serving to mark the next following row on either side of the machine.

Either one of the markers T or T or both, can be held out of contact with the ground by the following means: An arm U or U is secured to the rod T or T, respectively, and each arm U or U is connected with a rope U or U extending upward and passing through eyes E,secured on the under sides of the handles E. The upper ends of the ropes U and U are secured at E to the ends of the curved parts of the handles, so that the upper part of each rope extends diagonally from the last eye E to the end of the said curved part of the handle, as shown in Fig. 2. The operator, having hold of the curved parts of the handles E, can conveniently press one or both of the ropes U and U upward, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to raise the respective marker T or T The operation is as follows: The operator generally uses the fertilizer-hopper I-I first. He fills it with fertilizer, travels over the ground with the machine so as to-form a row, and then removes the hopper H and places the seed-hopper F on the machine. He fills said hopper F with the seed to be dropped in the row containing the fertilizer previously placed on the ground, as described. lVhen either hopper F or H is filled and the operator takes hold of the handles'E and pushes the machine forward, the wheel 0 rotates and'imparts a rotary motion to the sprocket- Wheel N, causing thesprocket-chain N to travel, thereby rotating the feed-wheel L in the hopper. The fertilizer or seed in the hopper is thus agitated by the feed-wheel and passes through the registering apertures F, K, and A into the feed-spout I, from which latter 'the seed or fertilizer drops to the ground and into the furrow made by the runner J. The small Wheel D, extending in line with the wheel 0 and the runner J, rolls the ground lightly. Either one of the markers T or T can be held in contact with the ground, so as to mark the next following row, as previously described. It will thus be seen that a very simple and effective machine is provided for sowing seeds in rows in a garden or. field, which machine can also be used for dropping fertilizer, as above described.

The markers, on account of extending to the sides of the machine, form a support for the latter, and prevent it from tipping over.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination, with the main frame, of the marker-rods T and T, mounted to turn in the said frame, the arms T projecting rearward from the said rods T and T, the V- shaped markers held on the said arms, the

arms U and U, secured in the said rods, and

the ropes U and U fastened to the said rodarms and extending along the handles of the said frame, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the spout I, of

the V-shaped runner J, held vertically adj ustable on the front of the said spout, and the covering plow or disks J held on an arm pivoted on the said spout and extending rearward, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the main frame A, provided with the top plate A of the hopper F, provided with a flange having a lug passing into an aperture on the said top plate, and an eccentric cam pivoted on the said top plate and adapted to lock the said hopper in place, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with the main frame A, provided with the top plate A of the hopper F, provided with a flange having a lug fitting into an aperture in the said top plate, an eccentric cam pivoted on the said top plate and adapted to engage an edge on the said flange to lock the said hopper in place, and a handle held on the said cam, substantially as shown and described.

WVILLIAM ll. GENUNG. \Vitnesses:

M B. CooK, W. M. Come 

